It was made in Mainz,Germany by the Gutenberg press.
Also known as the Mazarin Bible.
It was the "42 line" bible because 42 lines per column.
There are 47 surviving copies left.
There are 13 in United States they are at the Library of Congress,Hunginton library,the Pierpoint Morgan library,the Yale and Harvard and the New York public library
Fust and Schoeffer took over Gutenberg`s press in 1455
It was made so almost everybody could afford a bible. It was made by the press in rapid pace so it was cheap. 12 were printed in vellum. Since there are only 47 surviving copies left and United States has 13, i wonder where the rest are? http://www.gutenberg-bible.com/ The cover at the university of texas at Austin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gutenberg_cover.jpg
GUTENBERG BIBLE
- It was belived to be made between 1455-1456.
- It was made in Mainz,Germany by the Gutenberg press.
- Also known as the Mazarin Bible.
- It was the "42 line" bible because 42 lines per column.
- There are 47 surviving copies left.
- There are 13 in United States they are at the Library of Congress,Hunginton library,the Pierpoint Morgan library,the Yale and Harvard and the New York public library
- Fust and Schoeffer took over Gutenberg`s press in 1455
It was made so almost everybody could afford a bible. It was made by the press in rapid pace so it was cheap. 12 were printed in vellum. Since there are only 47 surviving copies left and United States has 13, i wonder where the rest are?http://www.gutenberg-bible.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gutenberg_cover.jpg